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| - I'm a HUGE Greekophile and have eaten at a plethora of Greek restaurants in Montreal - Philinos, Rotisserie Panama, Greek Village, Elatos, Marvens, Souvlaki George, to name a few...Stepping into Tripolis today I was sincerely smiling from ear to ear. The mark of an authentic (and delicious) Greek restaurant can often be measured by the number of old Greek men sitting on the front patio. It was full!
While we went straight for Risa D's favorite of wine and cold pikilia plate for 2 (normally I'm not keen on the eggplant dip but this one was unlike any other I've had...smokey, light, perfect). This was a light, dreamy meal for two! I'm SO happy to have discovered this neighborhood haunt.
Their list of mezes was impressive and very reasonably priced, the mains equally so and judging from the freshness of the crabmeat and the salty goodness of the smoked mackerel I'm guessing their fish dishes would be satisfying indeed. The souvlaki plates looked enticing as did the calamari which many tables seemed to be ordering. The drink list was equally impressive with a solid selection of Greek wine/beer and a nice, inexpensive house wine.
The owners and all the staff were warm and friendly and the service was unobtrusive but attentive. My only question was...do they have live music? I'll have to go back to find out...
Cash only.
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